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Title: Identifying Vulnerable Populations While Meeting Public Transportation Needs
Accession Number: 01332990
Record Type: Component
Abstract: In the Houston Consolidated Metropolitan Area (CMA), concerns regarding connectivity for residents and their respective jobs are steadily growing. A current snapshot of the current transportation system indicates that while there are major highways allowing ingress and egress across the area, alternate means of transportation are needed to mitigate traffic congestion and air pollution. Now that discussions are moving from the possibility of expanded modes of transportation including light rail and the probability of commuter rail, the concern most salient to our research is who pays for the honor for the CMSA’s preparation for the future. The objective of this study is to identify the groups or individuals in the Houston CMSA that would be the least able to absorb the cost of transit connectivity if (they) were directly affected by the building of heavy rail, commuter or light rail lines. Areas of social vulnerability are identified where individuals could perceivably least afford to absorb the financial side effects of new rail lines based on median income, percent poverty, and percent renters.
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01329018
Report/Paper Numbers: 11-3083
Language: English
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Smith, SheriPagination: 16p
Publication Date: 2011
Conference:
Transportation Research Board 90th Annual Meeting
Location:
Washington DC, United States Media Type: DVD
Features: Figures; Maps; References
(24)
; Tables
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TRT Terms: Geographic Terms: Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning
Source Data: Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2011 Paper #11-3083
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Feb 17 2011 6:23PM
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